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Best Public Schools in Emmet County, IA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

1,297

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedNorth Union High School16^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

North Union High School up 42 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Union High School	Public	9-12	600 4th Ave	Armstrong	50514	Emmet County	North Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 868-3542	170	16	10.6	45.9%	150 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	84.2	16^th of 340 public high schools	95.3%		75.4	58^th of 338 public high schools	82.8%	42							92.5	97.7	85.7							77.5	79.5	74.3			93.2	$15,647	$203	$15,444
Demoney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	109 S 17th Street	Estherville	51334	Emmet County	Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 362-2181	460	40	11.4	55.2%	282 (61.3%)	6 (1.3%)	159 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	12.5	516^th of 576 public elementary schools	10.4%		36.9	402^nd of 557 public elementary schools	27.8%	114	45.1	51.4								59.8	63.4											$13,659	$648	$13,013
Estherville Lincoln Central High School	Public	9-12	1520 Central Ave	Estherville	51334	Emmet County	Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 362-2659	359	26	13.7	47.1%	240 (66.9%)	1 (0.3%)	105 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	29.8	276^th of 340 public high schools	18.8%		40	238^th of 338 public high schools	29.6%	38							68.6	73.7	48.8							64.0	63.2	57.1			53.9	$15,835	$277	$15,559
Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School	Public	5-8	1430 1st Ave. S.	Estherville	51334	Emmet County	Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 362-2335	308	29	10.6	55.8%	196 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	46.4	218^th of 344 public middle schools	36.6%		47.3	207^th of 337 public middle schools	38.6%	11			60.0	64.9	75.0	85.5						72.2	67.5	62.5	85.2				54.4	80.3		$14,122	$205	$13,917

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.